1. The gift of the gods

In ancient times, in a village, there was a wealthy Zhang family, and his family's financial resources were among the best in the entire city, but as early as two or three generations ago, the Zhang family's family was still very poor, and at that time, the hostess of the Zhang family was still a little stupid.

One day, the hostess went up the river in order to pick wild vegetables. Since there were too few wild vegetables along the road, the hostess looked for it and unconsciously walked into the mountains, which was already far away from home. The hostess looked up and found that there was a magnificent mansion not far away, and the dark gate was dazzlingly dark. Curious, she walked in unconsciously. I saw that the red and white flowers in the courtyard were blooming, and there were many cranes playing. The hostess walked through the courtyard to the back, and saw that there were also a few cranes dancing here, and they saw that the hostess was not afraid, and played by herself.

The hostess had been wandering around the compound for a long time, and she was fascinated by the environment, which was neat and spotless, and really did not look like a mortal place to live. At last the hostess went into the house, which was well lit and beautifully groomed, and in the middle of the room was a large table with many bowls, some red and some black, filled with a hearty meal. On the small table by the window was a book, a large teapot and several teacups, from which the smell of hot air wafted out, and the aroma of tea filled the room. These utensils are exquisite and unique, and at first glance they are not affordable for ordinary people. Up to this point, the hostess still didn't see anyone. She suddenly felt a little scared, and thought to herself, is this where the monsters live?

Thinking of this, she left in fear and ran home in one go. When she arrived at home, she told others what had happened to her, but no one wanted to believe her. A few days later, on this day, the hostess was washing her things by the river in front of her house, when suddenly a red bowl floated down from the river. When the hostess saw this beautiful bowl, she picked it up and brought it home. She was afraid that her family would dislike the bowl as a pick-up, so it was not used as a cutlery, but as a measuring vessel for measuring rice and noodles.

Strange to say, since using this bowl to measure rice and noodles, her family seems to have endless food. Slowly, this strange thing was also discovered by the family. When her family asked her, she had to tell her about picking up the bowl, and the family was shocked and happy when they heard it, and they treated the bowl as a treasure and took care of it carefully. This family can be regarded as having good luck, and it has become the current home of Zhong Ming Dingshi.

Later, this matter somehow spread out, people said that it was the home of the gods, the hostess of the Zhang family was lucky, and the people in the village and even other villages went to the mountains to look for it, hoping to have the luck of the hostess of the Zhang family, and since then they have soared, but those people have returned in disappointment, they have searched every corner of the mountain, and they have not seen any magnificent houses.

Later, people speculated that because most of the immortals were surnamed Zhang, and the hostess was also surnamed Zhang, she was a family member, so she naturally took special care of her, and people with the surname next to her were not qualified. However, the hostess was too stupid and did not have a greedy heart, and when she arrived at the fairy's house, she did not take anything with her, and then the bowl automatically floated to her.

2. The legend of the waterfall

In ancient times, in a deep mountain, there is a large waterfall, the waterfall is naturally the deep pool, legend, once a dragon came to the deep pool, I heard that it was a violation of the heavens, hiding here, but no matter where to hide can not escape the palm of the Jade Emperor, in the end the dragon was beheaded. The dragon body died, but the dragon soul remained, and the dragon soul seemed to condense a deep resentment, and whenever summer came, the torrential rain began to rage, drowning the crops, and some people said that it was the dragon's tears. The villagers were so miserable that they built a small ancestral hall in a clearing not far from the waterfall and asked the most skilled carver to carve a dragon, which was painted blue by the carver. The villagers put the carved dragon in the ancestral hall, placed tributes, dyed incense and candles, and bowed down devoutly. Miraculously, since then, there has been no flooding here, and the rainfall is moderate. People say that this is the dragon spirit was moved, it possessed the body of the dragon carved in wood, and accepted the people's kneeling. In this way, people have passed smoothly for more than 70 years.

However, people have no good flowers for a thousand days, with the passage of time, the younger generations have gradually slackened, few people have a sense of awe, and no one goes to incense and kneel to worship, the incense in the ancestral hall is still taken care of by the older generation.

On a cold night, in an unknown house in the village, a group of women gathered around a brazier to make a house, chatting and chatting, and they talked about ghost stories. After about a dozen stories, some of them were already getting scared. At this time, a girl named Qiao'er suddenly got up and said, "You've all heard about the waterfall, right? Dragon soul, those old people say that they have noses and eyes, I don't believe it, who dares to go to the ancestral hall to bring the dragon's tribute? I'll give her all the thread I spun today! ”

One of the elderly women was reluctant to hear this, and said, "Don't mess around, this is not a joke, go yourself." ”

A woman named Ah Chun asked Qiao'er, "Do you really give the thread to the person who went to the waterfall?" ”

Qiao'er said: "Naturally, I never lie to people. ”

Except for the old woman, the other women also said that if anyone dared to go, they would give that person a gift.

In this way, Ah Chun is even more tempted, she is already a greedy person, and her family is poor, even worse. I heard her say, "I'm going to go to the waterfall for a while." ”

Everyone looked at her, and she repeated the words again, and people believed them.

Ah Chun walked out the door, people looked at her, people didn't speak, and the quiet indoor atmosphere became solemn, as if Ah Chun was going to do something big. Ah Chun was not afraid, she calmly walked out of the door, still carrying the sleeping child on her back.

It was a dark night, frosty outside, but the sky was still clear. Ah Chun hurried through the deserted streets. The bone-chilling cold enveloped her tightly and enveloped the village, both large families and ordinary people. Ah Chun gritted her teeth and persevered, and the thought of getting a gift filled her with energy, and soon, she walked out of the village. Outside the village, the streets have turned into bumpy paths, and the paddy fields on both sides have been frozen, hard and reflective of the sky, as if some mirrors were laid out. On a bleak and cold night, only starlight was accompanied, and a little light sprinkled on Ah Chun.

After walking for half an hour, the road gradually became narrow and curved, and began to bend downward, becoming a small downhill path. The further down he went, the more difficult the trail became, and the starlight on Ah Chun's body disappeared, and the surroundings became darker and darker. Ah Chun is no stranger to this trail, which is the descending path that leads to the waterfall. After walking a little down, I turned a few corners, and I heard the sound of a waterfall rushing down. After a little downhill, you will come to the bottom of the waterfall. Walking here, the path suddenly opened up, and the rumbling sound just now suddenly turned into a deafening roar, and the waterfall rumbled in front of Ah Chun. She looked up and saw a pitch black cloud in front of her, a wide white shadow hanging down from the cliff, the white streamer of the waterfall reflecting off the night. This is the first time Ah Chun has seen the waterfall at night, and he can't help but sigh that its momentum is even more majestic. She was unconsciously in awe, and for a moment, she wanted to turn around and go back, but if she went back like this, she would definitely lose face, and she would not get the key gift. She stubbornly turned right from the side of the waterfall, and after walking a few steps, she came to the small ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall, the candles are bright and the incense is around. The carved wooden dragon is still as new as new, its blue scales are still vivid, it stares at this uninvited guest in the small pavilion, the majestic eyes, as if there is a flash of light, Ah Chun does not dare to look at the dragon's eyes, she takes out a package from her sleeve, rolls the tribute on the incense table, and runs away.

Ah Chun walked on the mountain road in a panic, and there was a hint of pride in her heart, but when she passed the waterfall and hadn't walked a few steps, a gloomy old voice came from behind———— "Ah Chun~"

Someone was calling her.

Ah Chun was so frightened by this sudden shout that her hair was about to stand on end, she didn't dare to stop, and quickened her pace to move forward.

"Ah Chun~~"

This time, the voice was a little angry.

Ah Chun ran, perhaps out of fear, she clutched the package of tribute, as if against the voice, but in fact she was frightened and confused, and if she had cheered up a little, she might have thrown the package away.

Along the way, Ah Chun listened to his own rapid and frightened gasps and the sound of the child bouncing on his back, the child was still asleep, and he did not cry, he slept peacefully in the blanket. And that voice never came again.

Ah Chun is a good-looking person, she doesn't want those people to see her scared look, she leans against the wall at the gate to settle down, and then, casually, walks into the house.

Everyone saw the tributes scattered on the ground, commotion, exploded, and praised Ah Chun for his courage and bravery, Ah Chun became more and more proud, and told everyone about the experience just now, when she said that terrifying voice, everyone quarreled again, some people were skeptical, some people expressed concern about Ah Chun, and some people directly took out gifts and fulfilled their promises.

Just as everyone was gossiping, the old woman spoke, "Ah Chun, you, why did you forget the child on your back!" Don't freeze your child, come to the brazier and bake the baby. ”

"Yes, yes, it's this time, the child may be hungry, so I'll feed him." Ah Chun said, go untie the blanket.

The old woman came to help, and muttered, "Poor child, alas, poor child、、、、、、

The old woman, helping to untie the blanket wrapped around the child, suddenly said in a trembling voice, "Oops! Ah Chun! What's going on! How did your back get wet? Then she cried out again: "It's blood!" That's blood! ”

What slipped from the untied blanket to the ground was a blood-stained baby garment, and out of the garment were a pair of stiff hands and an equally stiff little feet———— the child's head had been removed!